National Guard Armory...

This is a discussion on National Guard Armory... within the Law Enforcement, Military & Homeland Security Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; There is a National Guard Armory a few miles from my house. I'm curious, does anyone know what kind of weaponry they keep at one ...

That depends on the unit. I worked at one when I was a kid for the summer and they kept a huge supply of M-16's about 20 M-60's and 4 Browning M2's. I got to help inventory the armory that summer, great job for a 14yo.

And let us know how long it takes for Homeland Security to knock on your door for asking questions.

I used to work on a base as a patrol officer. We spent a majority of our time driving around and doing traffic stops for tailing someone through the automated gate system we had. We were the only people with access to everything. We had some toys in there let me tell you...

They generally have whatever arms that unit is required to have to function. My unit had 1911s, grease guns, M16s, and the Browning machine guns that were mounted in the tanks. When we went somewhere requiring it, we drew out whatever weapons were needed.

Our unit kept no ammunition, ordnance or other explosive materials....

The entire building is not empty, atctimmy, just the "drill floor" area (usually a basketball court or similar). Often, there will be kitchen facilities close to this open area. The rest of the building contains offices, storage areas, training areas, maintenance areas, and whatever else the tenant unit needs for day-to-day operations.

The weapons are stored in a massive vault that is alarmed when not in use. Usually, no ammo or ordnance is kept at the armory, but at an Ammunition Supply Point on the nearest actual military base.

A man fires a rifle for many years, and he goes to war. And afterward he turns the rifle in at the armory, and he believes he's finished with the rifle. But no matter what else he might do with his hands - love a woman, build a house, change his son's diaper - his hands remember the rifle.